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The Cost of Water Damage from Rain and Snow
The increased moisture that most of the country experience during the winter season can wreak havoc on the hardwood floors in our home. Even the smallest amount of moisture can seep into our hardwood and set the stage for serious effects like cracking and warping. Because hardwood flooring is such a large investment, it’s important …
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Want to Change the Look of Your Tile at Low Cost? Change the Grout Color
Over time, it’s possible that you’ll become bored by the appearance of your home’s tiling, which is when many homeowners start thinking about replacement. Unfortunately, replacing old tiling is an expensive and time consuming job, which can prevent you from updating your home the way that you want. If you want to change the aesthetic …
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Cost Effective Pet Friendly Flooring for Your Home
For pet owners, there’s nothing more important than making sure that our homes are ready to accommodate the furriest members of our families. Although there are several ways to update a home to be more pet friendly, one of the most effective improvement projects is installing the right kind of flooring. However, because flooring types …
Wool Carpet: The Affordable Natural Alternative
Choosing the right comforting for your home will be one of the most important decisions you will ever make. Ideally, you want a carpeting type that is durable, cost effective and feels great when you’re walking on it, and if all of these features matter to you, then one of your best choices is natural …
Solid Subfloor 101: Installation Cost and Prep
Solid subflooring serves as the foundation of the flooring of your home, adding an additional level of protection and ensuring functionality for years to come. Unfortunately, very few homeowners are familiar with everything that goes into installing a quality solid subfloor. Because the subfloor is so important to the overall health of your home’s flooring, …
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Is Bamboo Hardwood and What are the Costs?
Across the country, homeowners are increasingly turning to bamboo flooring to give their home a fresh, exciting look. However, even if a homeowner is set on installing bamboo, there is one question almost all of them have: Is Bamboo hardwood. While it has all of the characteristics of hardwood, with much bigger benefits, bamboo is …
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Hardwood Care for Winter to Avoid Big Costs
The harsh weather conditions of winter are fast approaching, which means homeowners across the country are turning their attention to protecting their homes from the impending snow and ice. In many homes, one of the most crucial task is deciding how to preserve their hardwood flooring through the year’s most severe months. While durable, hardwood …
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Choosing the Right Contractor for Your Green Flooring Project
If you’re planning on updating the flooring in your home in the near future, then a great choice is to install green flooring. Green flooring provides all the appearance of a typical floor without causing harm to the environment. However, if you’re thinking about completing your flooring project with the help of a contractor, you …
Maintaining Baseboards and Trim
If you’re a maintenance conscious homeowner, then you want to make sure that every area of your home gets the attention it needs to look its best. When you’re giving your home its next deep clean, one of the areas you need to make sure to address are your baseboards and trim.
Concrete Flooring: Using Stylish Stains to Bring Out It’s Natural Beauty
Concrete is one of the most durable flooring types that there is. However, there is the idea that concrete is rather boring in the style department, being more useful in basements or other rooms where design doesn’t matter. If you love the utility of concrete flooring but not the look, you’ll be excited to learn …
